CfP: Topical Issue of *Synthese*: "All Things Reichenbach"

Guest Editors:

Erik Curiel
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich
Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University


Flavia Padovani
English and Philosophy Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia


Topical Collection Description:


Hans Reichenbach is among the most important philosophers of science of  the Twentieth Century and without doubt one of the most prominent  philosophers of physics of the first half of the past century.  His work has ramified in fundamental ways into virtually every major debate in the philosophy of science and physics.  While Reichenbach's philosophical project is no longer seen as viable as a whole, his work continues to be influential often in unnoticed but deep ways.  Although many of his ideas still retain their interest and are discussed in current philosophy of science, he remains, in fact, one of the least understood and least carefully studied philosophical thinkers of his time.  Because his own work has not been well understood, his influence is not widely recognized.  The primary aim of this collection is to fill this gap by illuminating his contributions to advances in many fields in philosophy, and his legacy in the context of current philosophical research across the discipline as a whole.  The theme of the collection, therefore, will be an investigation of his work both in its own context and in its continuing contemporary influence in current philosophy. This collection aims, moreover, at reviving the tradition of inter-disciplinary collaboration that was at the heart of Reichenbach's vision for intellectual work, promoting the cross-pollination of ideas that discussion across traditional disciplinary boundaries can create and so exploring ways in which his insights can continue to be valuable in current scientific and formal approaches to philosophy.  It is, in that spirit, a sequel to the conference "All Things Reichenbach" that took place at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (LMU Munich) in July 2019 (http://www.lmu.de/reichenbach2019).



Appropriate topics for submission include, among others:

1. geometry, space and relativity

3. coordination and measurement
2. the relativized a priori and conventionalism
4. causality and time

6. realism, empiricism and scientific philosophy
5. statistical mechanics and thermodynamics
7. reasoning, induction and confirmation
8. logic and probability

Any other topic related to Reichenbach is also welcome.  As emphasized above, submitted papers can focus on Reichenbach's own work in its historical context, on the influence of his work in contemporary 
9. language and tenses


debates, or on approaches to contemporary problems inspired by his work. It is the aim of the editors that the selected papers will complement each other, both within each category and across categories.


To submit manuscript to this topical collection, go to the *Synthese* website (https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt) and log in as an author, select the "Submit New Manuscript" option, then, from the dropdown "Choose Article Type", select "T.C. All Things Reichenbach".Then follow the rest of the instructions.


The extended deadline for submissions is 10 January 2021. 

For further information, please contact the guest editors:
Erik Curiel
Flavia Padovani